News from the Nodes
Greater New York Node
 In a commentary published in the December 2018 issue of American Journal of Public Health, members of the Greater New York Node and colleagues describe strategies used in three states in the Northeast to address the opioid epidemic. The article is an outgrowth from a presentation at the symposium Harnessing Policy, Practice and Research to Address the Opioid Epidemic, held at New York University in September 2017.
"A key takeaway is that while innovative research continues and broad federal initiatives are launched, there are pragmatic, evidence-based actions that communities in crisis can take to make immediate differences. These initiatives focus on evidence-based policies and practices to (1) treat opioid use disorder (OUD), (2) reduce overdose deaths, and (3) limit opioid exposure."
Examples of strategies employed in Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York included expanding provider capacity to provide increased immediate access to OUD pharmacotherapies, collaborative care models that increase capacity for individualized care, expansion of naloxone distribution and improved opioid prescribing, and public awareness campaigns that reduce stigma by reframing addiction as a chronic medical condition and educating families on the risks and symptoms of OUD and promote treatment uptake.
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Pacific Northwest Node
 Position Open: The University of Washington Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute is seeking a new Director. This is a great opportunity to lead a highly successful and impactful research institute. ADAI is the home for the Pacific NW Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network and the Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center.
To apply: http://bit.ly/ADAI_director (click "Apply for this job" at the bottom of the page).
The ADAI Director reports to the Executive Director, Health Science Administration (HSA), for administrative oversight. Matters related to the scientific, health, information, and policy missions are managed and promoted by the Director with support from HSA. The University of Washington provides an extraordinary environment for discovery, teaching, and service. The University is recognized as one of the largest, most successful public universities in the world and a wide variety of partnerships are either existing or available to the Director to further the ADAI mission.
While ADAI is not an academic unit, opportunities exist for the Director to pursue joint academic appointment with an academic department depending on interest and alignment.
Read more about the responsibilities and requirements for this position here. . . |
Northeast Node
 On November 15th the Northeast NodeScience Series welcomed Kay Jankowski, PhD and Erin Knight, PhD from the Dartmouth Trauma Interventions Research Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for a presentation entitled, "The Effects of Caregiver Substance Use Disorder on the Well-being of Children and Youth."
In their talk, Drs. Jankowski and Knight provided an overview of the scope of the problem, the effects of parental substance use on children and youth, and models for treating traumatized children that have high relevance and utility for children and youth coming from families with parental substance use.
Children exposed to parental substance use suffer from high rates of abuse, neglect, traumatic loss and posttraumatic sequelae. Approximately 1 in 8 children (8.7 million) aged 17 or younger live with at least one parent with a past year substance use disorder (2009 to 2014). Moreover, an estimated 40-80% of families involved with child protection services due to child abuse or neglect involve substance abuse in the home.
With high rates of substance use disorders, including opioid use disorders, and rising rates of death from drug overdose, services to meet the needs of the children and youth exposed to parental substance use are sorely lacking.
You can learn more about Drs. Jankowski and Knight’s work by viewing their full presentation on the Northeast Node's website.
We hope that you will join us for the next installment of our Science Series on January 24th, 2019 from 12:00-1:00 EST. Lisa Letourneau, MD, MPH, and Jeanne Ryer, MSc, EdD, will be presenting on using the ECHO Model to address the opioid epidemic in rural Northern New England.
For more information, or to join the Science Series mailing list, please email Bethany McLeman.
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From the ATTC
 The ATTC Network has launched a new website: http://attcnetwork.org.
We're also celebrating our 25th anniversary this year! In the year ahead, the ATTC/NIATx Service Improvement Blog will feature posts celebrating innovation and impact. Dr. Michael Flaherty launched the series with his post: Building a Science of Recovery: The Pinnacle of ATTC Achievement? |
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